Difficult Questions2

And I say to you, before you give your time, and you will have to give much, to photography, find out in yourselves how much it means to you. If you really want to paint, then do not photograph except as you may want to amuse yourselves along with the rest of Mr. Eastman’s customers. Photography is not a short cut to painting, being an artist, or anything else.

—Paul Strand

It is commonly acknowledged in science that when a theory culminates in a logical paradox it is likely an incomplete or incorrect theory, even if successful in accurately making predictions within some limited context. Regrettably, such implicit acknowledgment of paradoxes as indicators of inherent error is not usually adhered to in personal philosophies. ...

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